Croydon-born Stormzy launches brand new multi-use community centre in Selhurst

Croydon-born Stormzy launches brand new multi-use community centre in Selhurst

Stormzy has opened a new football centre in Croydon, close to where he grew up, and it’s also fitted out with a recording studio…

Residents at their ‘wits’ end’ after calls to reopen educational hub ignored

Residents at their ‘wits’ end’ after calls to reopen educational hub ignored

South Norwood residents have called for Croydon Council’s help to reopen South Norwood Country Park’s visitor centre nearly four years since a fire caused…

Council collects £30m in PCNs

Council collects £30m in PCNs

The streets in Richmond where the most drivers got caught breaking parking and traffic rules last year have been revealed, with one street catching…

MP confronted by sixth-form students during break-time Palestine protest

MP confronted by sixth-form students during break-time Palestine protest

The Conservative MP for Sutton and Cheam has hit back at school-age protesters who “wanted to spend time shouting” at him and forced him to…

£13m Children’s Services overspend at Bexley

£13m Children’s Services overspend at Bexley

Bexley Council has predicted a ‘record’ overspend in children’s services of over £13million due to difficulties in recruiting staff and continued impacts of the…

Passengers call Cutty Sark DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming space left in a ‘shameful’ state in recent years

Passengers call Cutty Sark DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming space left in a ‘shameful’ state in recent years

Greenwich commuters have branded their local DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming the space has been left in a ‘shameful’ state in recent years. Cutty…

Knife and gun crime up by 20 per cent

Knife and gun crime up by 20 per cent

Knife and gun crime in London both rose last year by about 20 per cent, official statistics revealed on Thursday.  According to the Office…

Parties agree to support LGBT+ education for young people in schools across Bexley

Parties agree to support LGBT+ education for young people in schools across Bexley

Conservative and Labour groups of Bexley Council have agreed to support LGBT+ education for young people in schools across the borough. The political groups…

Merton residents plead for historic Burn Bullock pub to be saved after fire

Merton residents plead for historic Burn Bullock pub to be saved after fire

The Burn Bullock, named after the famous cricketer associated with the nearby Mitcham Cricket Club, became a local landmark thanks to its proximity to…

Veterans rail against local MP over claims of support during eviction threat

Veterans rail against local MP over claims of support during eviction threat

Ben LynchApr 24, 2024

West London veterans have resolved to ‘set the record straight’ after their local Conservative MP claimed he had been ‘continually’ fighting for them to…

Primary set to close amid falling pupil numbers despite petition signed by 3,216 people

Primary set to close amid falling pupil numbers despite petition signed by 3,216 people

A South London primary school is set to close due to falling pupil numbers, despite more than 3,200 people signing a petition against the…

Mum ‘unable to have carpets in two of the bedrooms for 30 years’ due to damp 

Mum ‘unable to have carpets in two of the bedrooms for 30 years’ due to damp 

A South London mum’s council flat has damp so bad she has been unable to have carpets in two of the bedrooms for 30…